Bybon baldwin



(No Model.)

B. BALDWIN.

CORSET LAOING.

No. 273,798. Patented Mar. 13,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BYRON BALDWIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CORSET-LACING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 273,798, dated March13, 1883.

Application filed September 25, 1882. (No model.) 7

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I,'BYRON BALDWIN, of NewYork, in the county and State of New York, haveinvented anew and usefulImprovement in Oorset-Lacings; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full and accurate description of the same.

I am aware that elastic cords are not new, and also that they have beenused in connection with garments in the form of suspenders, braces,garters, &c. 1 am also aware that a lacing or cord made of rubber hasbeen used with a corset. I am not aware, however, that corset-lacingshave ever been madein the manner. or of the material hereinafterdescribed, or employed in connection with a corset.

Oorset-lacings are usually made of unyielding materials, and are used toconnect two parts of a corset and assist in their proper adjustment; butbecause of the unyielding nature of these lacings the organs of the bodyare unduly compressed and are not allowed to perform their severalot'fices freely. To assist nature in her work, corset-lacings madeelastic by the useof rubber have been employed; but these areimpracticable, because, first, the life of the rubber is destroyed bycontact-with the body; second, the extent of their elasticity is onlygoverned by the amount of strain.

The object of my invention is to make a corset-lacing of suchpeculiarconstruction thatit will allow the parts connected thereby amore perfect and broader range of adaptability to those slightvariations of form to which every persons body is subject from day today; and it consists, first, in an improved elastic corsetlacing;second, in a corset made self-adapting to the form of the wearer bymeans of an elastic corset-lacin g.

That others may fully understand my invention, I will particularlydescribe it, having reference to the accompanying drawings, where in-Figure 1 is a back view of a corset with my helical lacing-cord. Fig. 2exhibits a portion of my improved corset-lacing partly in section. Fig.3 is a transverse section of my cord.

1 make my improved corset-lacingA of coiled wire a, around which anyfibrous substance, I), desired may be woven. This fibrous covering maybe woven first, if desired, and the coiled wire inserted thereinafterward; but preferably a cotton warp is woven around the coiled wirein such a manner that it will afford protection for the coiled wire,allowing it to elongate to a certain definite extent and to recoveritself again upon relaxation of strain. Each end of my lacings will beprovided with a metallic tip, 0, which will hold both coy'ering and wiresecure in one place and afford an easy entry to eyelets. It will bereadily observed that the use of my improved lacing in connecting theparts of a corset will not only insure great comfort to the wearer, butwill permit a more healthful and natural action of

